First, the photo is a mechanical scan/photocopy of the original cover and does not qualify for independent copyright protection.
Second, the portrait was first published prior to 1978 without a valid copyright notice. Outer Dark was first published in 1968; the hardcover book itself carried a copyright notice, so its contents remain copyrighted. However, the first-edition dust jacket did not carry a separate copyright notice. According to The Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices: Chapter 2200, § 2207.1(C) at p. 15:
"A notice of copyright on the dust jacket of a book is not an acceptable notice for the book, because the dust jacket is not permanently attached to the book. Likewise, a notice appearing in a book is not an acceptable notice for the dust jacket or any material appearing on that dust jacket, even if the book refers to the jacket or material appearing on the jacket."
Keep in mind that the pre-1989 requirements for copyright notice were highly formalistic and, other than a few enumerated exceptions, required these three elements:
"The name of the copyright owner, or an abbreviation by which the name can be recognized, or a generally known alternative designation of the owner."
If just one of these elements is omitted, the work is deemed to be published without notice and is not eligible for copyright protection. Neither the year "1973" nor a copyright symbol (or any acceptable variant) appear anywhere on the dust jacket. Credits like "Jacket design by Muriel Nasser" do not meet these requirements, nor do the identifications of the publisher and author.
Detta är en retuscherad eller på annat sätt behandlad bild, med vilket menas att den har redigerats digitalt från sitt original. Redigeringar: {{{1}}}. Redigeringar gjorda av Blz 2049.
Licensiering
Den här bilden är fri att använda eftersom det är en inscannad kopia eller tekniskt sett likvärdig reproduktion av ett verk som redan är fritt. Originalverket är fritt att använda på grund av:
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1929 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of "publication" for public art. Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 p.m.a.), Mainland China (50 p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 p.m.a.), Mexico (100 p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.
Den här mallen är avsedd att användas för att förtydliga att eventuella förbättringar av bilden inte är tillräckliga för att uppnå verkshöjd.
Notera: Den här mallen är bara applicerbar på inscannade dokument eller motsvarande. För fotografier av tavlor eller andra konstverk som är fria att avbilda, använd mallen {{PD-Art}} i stället. Se Commons:When to use the PD-Art tag.
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